Divine Banana Coffee Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8-1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (depending on how much you like it-i love it, so i use the full amount)
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, pure
• 1 medium banana, diced (should be pretty ripe)
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/3 cup walnuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. lightly grease a 8x8 inch baking pan; set aside.
• 2 in small bowl stir together 1 cup flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, and nutmeg; set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl beat cream cheese and melted butter with an electric mixer on medium speed for 3 minutes or until creamy. add 3/4 cup sugar; beat until combined. add egg, beating well. add flour mixture; beat until just combined. stir in vanilla. gradually fold in diced bananas.
• 4 batter will be very thick. pour into prepared pan and smooth the top.
• 5 in small bowl stir together 3 tablespoons brown sugar, 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon and flour. cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs using pastry blender, two knives or your fingers (this is what i do). stir in walnuts and sprinkle over batter.
• 6 bake for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. cool on a wire rack.